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"The Inexpressible Air of Dignity,–the Incomprehensible je-ne-sais Quoi of Elegance, which Appertains Solely to Men of High Fashion."–Vide, Lord Chesterfield's Letters, James Gillray

"The Inexpressible Air of Dignity,–the Incomprehensible je-ne-sais Quoi of Elegance, which Appertains Solely to Men of High Fashion."–Vide, Lord Chesterfield's Letters

James Gillray (British) (1756-1815)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1803
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
25 × 20 cm
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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